Tag: rivers
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Rivers Assembly screen, confirm new Attorney general
Members of the Rivers Assembly have screened and confirmed the appointment of Mr Dagogo Tamunoiboroma as the new Rivers Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Tamunoiboroma was confirmed at a plenary at the temporary assembly chamber in Government House, Port Harcourt.
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‘We’ll see the nyansh of the fowl’ – Fubara vows to expose Wike
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has vowed to expose the infractions in the contract awarded by the previous administration of Nyesome Wike. He revealed that the state is heavily in debt and that his administration inherited a huge debt profile.
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Rivers assembly crisis: Court strikes out LP’s suit against INEC
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) seeking an order compelling INEC to conduct fresh election in the Rivers House of Assembly to fill the seats of the defected lawmakers. Justice James Omotosho struck out the suit after counsel for the party, F. I.…
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Wike/Fubara: Tinubu’s intervention in Rivers is ‘extra-legal’ – Falana
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, has stated clearly that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking Rivers State is “extra-legal”. Recall that President Tinubu in late last year at waded into the crisis involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara
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‘Fubara would have been level 14 civil servant’ – Wike’s loyalist
A former Commissioner for Works in Rivers State, George-Kelly Alabo, has stated that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, would have been “a level 14 officer in the civil service”. Alabo resigned from the cabinet of Fubara in March before he became the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency.
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Wike causing problem in Rivers for selfish interest – Secondus
Prince Uche Secondus a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) on Saturday labeled former governor of the State,Nyesom Wike as selfish and greedy, saying he’s the architect of the problem in the state, because of his selfish interest. Secondus made this known while speaking to journalists in Abuja, said the FCT Minister…
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Rivers: Factional Speaker claims Fubara planning to demolish residential quarters
Mr Martin Amaewhule (Obio/Akpor 1), the factional Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, has accused Gov. Siminialayi Fubara of planning to demolish the residential quarters of members of the State House of Assembly. Amaewhule made the remark on Friday in Port Harcourt while reacting to the governor’s recent visit to the quarters.
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Rivers Crisis: Governor Fubara’s loyalists elect Oko-Jumbo as Speaker
The political crisis in the oil rich state of Rivers is far from over as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker.
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Rivers ALGON supports Fubara’s impeachment process
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), River Chapter, says the call for the impeachment of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara is a step in the right direction. The Chairman, Mr Allwell Ihunda said at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that 2
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Why Rivers lawmakers can’t impeach Fubara – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 27 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers at the Rivers House of Assembly can’t impeach Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, because they are no longer members of the House. Mr Debo Ologunagba, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, said this at a